Tweaking Melbourne’s rail lines

Melbourne’s rail network has several problems. One of them is that you can’t get trains to and from places like Doncaster, Rowville or the Airport, and another is that the only option for transport outside of the commuter-ideal is to use slow busses. This is my ambitious and idealistic plan.

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The day-to-day effect of depression

If you haven’t experienced depression before nor come across someone who has – you may be surprised to know that there’s probably people right under your nose who suffer from it. I’m one of them. Or at least I was. Maybe I still am. And some would no doubt be surprised to learn that.

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On banking and mobiles – my brands

I’m not usually a quick changer of brands when something goes wrong. Partly due to the hassle of changing but also because I like to stick it out and give a chance for mistakes to be rectified. I’ve neglected to change banks when frustration arose, but recently decided enough was enough with one particular mobile network!

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Mitigating technical disaster: meet the cloud

I realised that through mucking around with various online services over the years – and especially this year – I’ve come up with an impromptu arrangement that pretty much mitigates my life from technical disaster. That’s disasters such as hard disk crashes, computers being stolen, or even my home burning down.

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Exploring creativity – a workshop

I think I’m creative. But I’m not so sure how to harness that creativity. Sometimes I find it… for a short while. But most of the time I sit there knowing I have something to express, not knowing how to express it. So a housemate and I have decided to run… a creative cluster.

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